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I am looking to purchase and new camcorder and would like to know what the best brand is? I would like to get one that I can hook up to my computer to transfer pictures/video to. Anyone heard of such a thing? Let me know, thanks

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Most new cameras will download into a computer as long as you have the matching connections, like firewire or USB2. The Windows Movie Maker, built into XP, is a good "lite" editing program for combining and editing clips to record on DVD. After accumulating several years of clips, you will probably want to combine or edit into more meaningful DVDs. Just make sure your computer is fast enough to handle videos and has the connections and a DVD recorder, not just the player.

If you are still into VHS tapes, it will require a $250.00 capture card and a program to handle VHS tapes, plus a VCR and also patience for the learning curve.

I have a sony Handy Cam- its small, has tapes, and i got a memory card so I can put stuff onto my coputer and take pics with it also..! Good luck with the shopping- I tihnk mine was around $240...ouch.! www.myspace.com/castigliones

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